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Integrated governance for improved climate and health outcomes in Southern African cities: a review

A journal review examining integrated governance approaches aimed at improving climate and health outcomes in cities across Southern Africa.

Publications on ‘climate change’ and ‘climate change and health’ by year indexed in Science Direct database (a) and PubMed database (b), 1990–2014. A search was performed to find articles on climate change mentioning both a climate change term (climate change, global warming, climate variability, or greenhouse effect) and a general health keyword (health, disease, morbidity, mortality). A second search was performed for publications containing only a climate change key word. Various important ev
Illustrative image: Publications on ‘climate change’ and ‘climate change and health’ by year indexed in Science Direct database (a) and PubMed database (b), 1990–2014. A search was performed to find articles on climate change mentioning both a climate change term (climate change, global warming, climate variability, or greenhouse effect) and a general health keyword (health, disease, morbidity, mortality). A second search was performed for publications containing only a climate change key word. Various important ev — Glenn Verner, Stefanie Schütte, Juliane Knop, Osman Sankoh, Rainer Sauerborn/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Categories: environment-and-climate, public-health, science-and-space

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
4/10
Geographic reach
6/10
Global importance
3/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Positivity
7/10
Urgency
2/10

Why it matters

The review focuses on governance approaches relevant to urban climate and public-health links in the Southern African region.

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